Bollywood Celebrities Who Won International Recognition In Sports And Athletics

Being a Bollywood star requires many skills apart from acting. One has to be good at dancing and extra skills like horse riding or pole dancing does not hurt either. Especially a background in sports and athletics help them to nail those deadly action sequences and keeping their bodies fit. While many Bollywood stars have a background in different sport an athletics, there are only few who managed to receive international recognitions.

Here are a few Bollywood actors who won international recognition in sports and athletics.

Vidyut Jamwal

Vidyut Jamwal has recently become the only Indian to feature of on prestigious Loopers list that recently came out with a list martial arts experts around the world. Vidyut who made his debut with John Abraham starrer Force has awed the Bollywood over and over again with his splendid action skills which come from a strong background in martial arts including the complex art of Kalleripayatu.

Tiger Shroff

Another hunk of Bollywood who won international recognition for his talents in the field of martial arts is our very own Tiger Shroff. Tiger won a fifth-degree black belt in Taekwondo from the World Federation of Taekwondo which is a rare honor to win.

Rahul Bose

Rahul Bose who we know for his performances in films like Mr. and Mrs. Iyer and Pyaar Ke Side Effects is also an international level rugby. Although rugby is not a very popular sport in India, Rahul has been a part first Indian team that competed at the Asian Rugby Football Union Championship in 1998.

Neetu Chandra

Neetu Chandra who is remembered for her roles in films like 13B and Oye Lucky Lucky Oye is also a Taekwondo enthusiast. What many people do not know is Neetu has represented India in at the World Taekwondo Championship at Hong Kong in 1997. She has also had ties with NBA and can boast of a fourth Dan black belt in Taekwondo.